First, we headed over to my parents house to drop off Parker. Not only is he too young to truly enjoy Disney right now, he was also battling a fever virus. He would NOT have been fun to have with us. Of course Payton took full advantage of this "pit stop" to cuddle and play with Paca's Kindle Fire.
Once Parker was down for his morning nap, Brian, Payton & I headed out for Disney!
The magical spell that comes over a child when you enter the Disney "gates" is almost palpable! He was about to jump out of his seat!
When we checked in, they made Payton a balloon sword, gave him Disney buttons to wear, and even gave him is own room key with his name on it (this may have been the highlight of the hotel for Payton - he was so excited to use his own key every time we went to our room).
Fun little Mickey towels were on the bed:
I stayed with tradition and made a little gift bag for Payton full of little goodies and candy.
After we got settled, we headed out for the hotel pool!
The pool was HUGE and beautiful.
They even had pool-side games for the kids to enjoy. Payton played a "gummy toss" game:
After swimming we headed back to our room and got cleaned up for the park!
And we were off!
We rode the hotel shuttle to the park (avoided the $20 parking fee) and walked in to a completely decorated Magic Kingdom.
Haunted Mansion was one of our first stops!
Payton was old enough this year to read all the funny tombstones himself.
Then...the rain came.
Unfortunately, it rained (sometimes down poured) the rest of the evening.
BUT, we didn't let it spoil the fun.
We rode every ride we wanted (except Thunder Mountain, which was closed due to the rain), some of them twice. There were little or no lines for most rides, which is why we go to this particular event.
And fortunately, I remembered to pack our ponchos!
Payton got plenty of candy from the trick-or-treat areas throughout the park:
And almost as if on cue (very Disney-esque) the rain stopped and the fireworks began!
They were quite spectacular, but it was really hard to get a picture of them. Sorry. :)
Then the Halloween "Boo to You" parade started, which features all of the Disney villains as well as other Disney characters dressed up in costumes. It's a really fun parade!
After the parade, it was almost midnight, so we made our way to the shuttle for the ride back to the hotel.
Payton stayed up until 12:09 and then we didn't hear a peep from him until 8:30 the next morning!
Despite the rain, we had a wonderful time.
The next day, we met up with my parents at Downtown Disney to pick up Parker, do a little shopping and have lunch together at the Rainforest Cafe.
Parker wasn't so sure about the surroundings at Rainforest Cafe.
Between the talking tree, the animals that come to life, and the simulated rainstorm, it was a bit too much for this toddler.
But we all still had a delicious lunch together.
Enjoying the word search with Paca... and the elephants behind Brian. :)
After lunch we went to Goofy's Candy Shop and got the boys some much-needed candy (yeah, right). Then posed for a couple pics with Parker's favorite character, Winne the Pooh.
Goodbye Disney! See ya next year!
The next day, we met up with my parents at Downtown Disney to pick up Parker, do a little shopping and have lunch together at the Rainforest Cafe.
Parker wasn't so sure about the surroundings at Rainforest Cafe.
Between the talking tree, the animals that come to life, and the simulated rainstorm, it was a bit too much for this toddler.
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